Redefining Work

LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky shares his view on how AI changes work and how LinkedIn adapts to these changes, focusing on skills, flexibility, and learning.

Roslansky discusses AI’s impact on work, emphasizing its human-centered shift and immediate task relief. Soft skills gain importance, reflecting a human-centric approach. He outlines AI’s three changes: workforce learning acceleration, collaborative innovation facilitation, and traditional career path reshaping, and encourages agility and continuous learning, adapting to job evolution. AI’s role in fostering collaboration and breaking communication barriers is highlighted, with LinkedIn incorporating AI for job descriptions and personalized suggestions. AI is reshaping the linear career path, making continuous learning crucial, and envisioning employers as educators supporting adaptable roles.

LinkedIn mission is to connect professionals to help them become more productive and successful, which means that while it’s a technology company, it is actually in the people business. In its 2023 report on the future of work, LinkedIn’s data details the intersection of AI and the world of work and the state of play of Generative AI (GAI) in the workforce